Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Theren was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Theren decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Architect does. He is physically well-built. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is an amazing painter.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Lucan studied abroad. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His tied-back hair is golden. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2400 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Erdan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Erdan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.